Race Video: Dressel Ties Morozov With 17.86 Relay Split

by Robert Gibbs 11

February 16th, 2017 SEC, Video

2017 SEC SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

For the second night in a row, Florida speedster Caeleb Dressel dropped jaws with a sub-18 relay split.  Tonight, he swam second for the Gators, and blazed his way to a 17.86.  That time ties former USC Trojan Vlad Morozov’s 200 free relay split from the 2013 NCAA championships.  Once again, someone in the stands was able to capture the magic moment, and we have it here for you.  Florida was swimming in lane five, and Dressel swam the second leg.

As originally reported by Lauren Nedeigh:

MEN’S 200 FREE RELAY

  1. Florida, 1:15.67
  2. Auburn, 1:16.03
  3. Alabama, 1:16.40

Florida’s Caeleb Dressel once again brought the Gators up from behind, but he was even faster than his 17.90 split last night. Dressel clocked a 17.86 on the 2nd leg, helping the Gators win the race in 1:15.67. Jan Switkowski also split sub-19 for the Gators, touching in 18.90 on the 3rd leg. Alabama and Auburn battled closely behind them, with Auburn’s Kyle Darmody (18.79) edging out the Crimson Tide’s Laurent Bams (19.08) on the anchor leg.

The 2nd fastest split of the field came from Missouri’s Michael Chadwick, who put up an 18.64 on the 2nd leg en route to their 1:17.45 for 4th place.

In This Story

11
Leave a Reply

Subscribe
Notify of

11 Comments
newest
oldest most voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Acc fan
7 years ago

A number of people have been discussing his relay exchange being too slow…
It does seems as though he is being safe, which is actually a very good thing. Because he isn’t pushing the boundaries, 1. His relay split is valid and not a fluke and 2. He is really powerful with his start. If he was pushing the boundary, my guess is that he would end up leaving the block in a much less powerful manner.
There’s nothing wrong with having a safe exchange when you can do it in 17.86!

Sir Swimsalot
7 years ago

Welcome to the Twilight zone, where a 1:15.03 gets second to a 1:15.67. 😉

Captain Ahab
7 years ago

Some of these guys are spending way too much time underwater instead of breaking out on the surface and start turning their arms over.

E Gamble
Reply to  Captain Ahab
7 years ago

Tell that to Ryan Hoffer. ?

Acc fan
Reply to  Captain Ahab
7 years ago

Underwater kicking is by far the fastest way to move through the water… if you can do it effectively.

AvidSwimFan
7 years ago

Dressel had a really slow RT so as always I’m blown away.
To everyone saying it’s expected of him, can I just say that potential =#= reality. We have seen this happen over and over again even on the big stage. His ability to make his potential and my expectations into a reality every time he swims is what blows me away. Thank you Dressel.

FL LSC
7 years ago

They are in lane 5.

jay ryan
7 years ago

Looked like a very slow exchange (RT) for Dressel

an error occured
7 years ago

Am I the only one who is having issues with videos on swimswam not playing?

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  an error occured
7 years ago

yes u are

About Robert Gibbs